The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

109 Eyewitness Accounts names. The most important one was the elderly Helen, the ter- tiary (a layperson involved in the Third Order.). Then there was the Bilinski family. The husband was a doctor who suffered a lot for his convictions. He and his kindly wife had two small daughters. Next, there was Joseph Zacharewicz with his wife Hedwig (a member of the nobility) with their son Jozik and small daughter Kocia. There was also Mr. Kozlowski. They took care of our needs. Father Henry Tomaszewski, the seminarian, helped us as much as he could. He was finishing his studies for ordination. It was very joyous for us because we had also found a treasure. Awoman who was in on the secret came to us and said that the last pastor, Fr. Kapusta, came and told her that when the right time came, the next priest should look for the church vessels behind the chest of drawers and behind the masonry in the sacristy. So, that evening we went to the sacristy with Fr. Tomaszewski. We chiseled behind the chest of drawers into the masonry, but we did not find anything immediately. Only when we looked at a certain angle in the candlelight, did we notice the outline of brickwork showing on the wall. We chis- eled the plaster away, and we hit the chimney flue where the treasure of Rosica had been hidden. There was a beautiful six- teenth century Gothic monstrance made of hammered silver and then gilded; another monstrance, new but plain; and an old Roman cross with a relic of wood from the True Cross. There were also three chalices, one of them very precious, made of silver in the Roman style. Summer came. Only in front of our rectory were there flow- ers blooming, planted by the Sisters. Everybody looked at them and admired them. Father Laszewski took strong root in his Zaszczyryn parish, and he rarely visited us. Father Leszczewicz wanted to visit Druja, and he set July 22 as the date for me to go to bring him back. On the appointed day I went with little Jozik as the horse dri- ver. On my way I visited two sick people with Holy Communion.